Egypt, Arab Rep.'s labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) was 28.71% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.08 percentage points from 33.79% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 28.71% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 22.8% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 33.79% | 2014 |
| Highest | 43.42% | 1960 |
| Lowest | 22.59% | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | 26.13% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 43.42% | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) rose 5.2 percentage points on 2023 (from 23.51% to 28.71%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was −0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.2 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.5 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.71 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 16th highest value of the 21 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 28.71% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 39.18% | 2024 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Trinidad and Tobago — 13th of 21: 36.62%
- Fiji — 14th of 21: 32.42%
- Philippines — 15th of 21: 30.19%
- South Africa — 17th of 21: 26.76%
- Jordan — 18th of 21: 24.97%
- Kosovo — 19th of 21: 24.43%
What this measures
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Limitations: Data on the labor force are compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, and establishment censuses and surveys. For some countries a combination of these sources is used. Labor force surveys are the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable labor force data. They can cover all non-institutionalized civilians, all branches and sectors of the economy, and all categories of workers, including people holding multiple jobs. By contrast, labor force data from population censuses are often based on a limited number of questions on the economic characteristics of individuals, with little scope to probe.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.71 |
| 2023 | 23.51 |
| 2022 | 22.59 |
| 2021 | 24.11 |
| 2020 | 22.77 |
| 2019 | 22.8 |
| 2018 | 24.46 |
| 2017 | 28.96 |
| 2016 | 31.36 |
| 2015 | 32.03 |
| 2014 |
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Net migration — -57,305 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 220,033 (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 5.95% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 23.83% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 33.58% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 70.96% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 47.96% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)?
- 28.71% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 14.71 percentage points from 43.42% in 1960. The highest value was 43.42% in 1960 and the lowest 22.59% in 2022.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 16th highest of 21 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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